There are an equal number of slam-dunk campaign song choices here — Bruce Springsteen and the President's new signature Al Green song come to mind — as there are eyebrow raisers — Darius Rucker and Ricky Martin, we're looking at you. It almost feels too easy to mock this exquisitely generic, focus-group-friendly compilation — Florence + The Machine for the youths! Sugarland for the swing voters! U2 for your dad!

Instead, let us turn this into a lesson in playlist making: pick a theme and commit. You know how inviting every single person you know doesn't usually make for a good party? The same goes for choosing music. As a baby step, let's consider cutting out the alt-country and show tunes. I'm just trying to help you, Barack!